More from Cracked

[draggonlaady]

You all remember Cracked, right? With the 3 huge, completely untrained dogs? Well, it seems that the dog I looked at for limping is still limping. So she sent me a cd with a video of the dog on it. Receptionist told her before I watched the video that very likely all I'll get from it is confirmation of which leg he's limping on, and that if she wants to know what's wrong with the dog, we need to see him back--not on drugs this time, so I stand a chance of getting a reasonable pain response when I examine him.

Just got the video in the mail today. Watched it tonight, and between the dog being on the other side of a railing, spending 1/3 of the video laying down or urinating on something, and the owner trying to get the dog to move by 1) throwing frisbees at him, and 2) baby talking in a most annoying voice, guess what I could tell? You got it--he's limping on the right front leg. But I knew that last time I saw the dog (23rd of last month), when he'd been limping on it for 2 weeks already.

So I guess I get to see the dog again on Friday--with any luck, I'll even be able to convince Cracked to leave the 2 bitches in the car again. But I'm not betting on that.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

If he's older: OSA of the proximal humerus.
If he's younger: OCD of the shoulder.
If not one of those: IDIOT fracture of the carpal bones.
*jnau

[draggonlaady.livejournal.com]

he's 5--so right in the middle :)
hoping it's not OSA, those suck. didn't feel any swellings when I palpated him last time, but then he was so drugged he probably wouldn't have flinched until about 45 seconds after i did something painful...

[draggonlaady.livejournal.com]

heh. if you're looking for cases to quiz yourself on, here's one:
3 year old DSH s/f cat. presented saturday for raised 3rd eyelids and lethargy. owner thought she may have been attacked by something 2 days previous because she came home dirty, but couldn't find any wounds. T=103.9. CBC-low normal WBC, normal granulocytes HCT = 45. started clavamox and gave subq LRS.
represented on monday, owner says has been vomiting at home, she hasn't been giving the clav. T=103.6. urinated in kennel on way in; white towel, bright yellow (icteric) urine. Recheck CBC and hct = 38, granulocytes low, WBC now slightly low. chem panel all normal except increased total bilirubin. blood smears--many reticulocytes, some cells with small inclusions that take new methylene blue.
IV catheter and LRS, started on injectable oxytetracycline.
Today, temp down to 102.3, no vomiting so switched to oral doxycycline. drinking on her own but poor appetite. recheck CBC, HCT = 38, granulocytes have jumped from around 5 to 15. what's up with that?

[tmercenary.livejournal.com]

if it wasn't for the fact that the dog is hurt, this would sound funny. Poor dog didn't get a chance to have a decent owner. When people want a dog, they should go to the kennel, shelter, or pet store, etc.... and stand in a area, and have all the dogs there released into the area with them. ( provided they don't attack on sight) and the dog that comes up to the person is the dog for them.

[draggonlaady.livejournal.com]

i don't think that's a very good idea.

[tmercenary.livejournal.com]

hwo about we cage teh people, and let teh dog pick then?